|
Per 100ml
made up
|
Lucozade
Sport
|
Isostar®
|
Gatorade®
|
Liquid Power |
Maxim
Electrolyte
|
What to look for
|
Carbohydrate
(CHO) type
|
Dextrose
Maltodextrin
Glucose Syrup
|
Sucrose Maltodextrin |
Sucrose, Glucose/Fructose syrup |
Sucrose Maltodextrin
Energysmart® (Fruitjuice, natural grain dextrins) Fructose,
Dextrose |
Maltodextrin Sucrose |
A mixture of
carbohydrates, ideally
not too much fructose
or fruit juice
|
CHO (g)
|
6.4
|
7.7
|
5.8
|
8.5
|
7.4
|
Usually 4-8g for
energy and fluid
|
Kcals
|
28
|
32
|
21
|
34
|
30
|
|
Sodium
(mg)
|
50
|
70
|
46
|
18
|
69
|
Above 40mg/100ml
to encourage drinking
& rapid uptake of water
|
Potassium
(mg)
|
8.8
|
Some
(amount?)
|
12.5
|
Some(amount?) |
17.4
|
Some potassium
needed to work with
sodium to regulate
fluid balance
|
| Caffeine (mg) |
-
|
15
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
See caffeine link
|
Other
nutrients?
|
Niacin,
B6, B2, B12 Pantothenic Acid, beta-carotene
magnesium & calcium |
Vit E, Activator complex = (caffeine, Vit C, Taurine, L-Phenylalanine, L-Tyrosine,
Inositol) |
May
vary depending
on the country |
Potassium,
Niacin Magnesium,
B1 |
Vit
C, B1, B12 |
Additional nutrients
may make a
significant contribution
to diet
|
Plus
Points?
|
Come
in liquid concentrate
version & ready to drink bottles |
Widely available
in UK
in bulk powder
form |
Loads
of flavours
in ready to drink bottles |
Designed
to provide energy rather than fast fluids |
Available
in bulk
sachet forms |
|
Negative
points?
|
Why add artificial sweetners? |
Need
to label clearly quantity of caffeine |
Not
widely available
in UK |
Poor
nutritional labelling |
Why
addartificial sweetners |
|
Carbonated?
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Non-carbonated or slight carbonation only |
| Price
per 100mls |
8p as ready to
drink, cheaper using concentrate |
20p as ready
to drink, 14p if bought in bulk |
T.B.A |
12p from bulk
powder |
16p from 60g
sachet |
|
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